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Hi, myself Sampati Kumar an ardent home cook and a zealous gastronome. My journey of cooking started in a very interesting and circumstantial way which eventually flourished into a mighty passion. I was just 10 years old when I stepped into kitchen for the first time because of my mother’s pathological state. I had seen my mother preparing a simple rice n vegetable preparation which we call, Pulao many times...but I merely recalled the proper recipe still decided to give it a try. It was indeed a great effort for my age. Did everything perfectly and put all the ingredients in pressure cooker to cook and started waiting for it to whistle. After waiting for a long time I wondered what went wrong, and here comes my father from office for his lunch, innocent me narrated him the whole story & asked, papa.. when mummy prepares Pulao in pressure cooker it whistles, why is it not happening in my case???? He immediately turned off the flame n opened the lid, guess what…. the outcome of my efforts was all black n burnt, I asked my father about what could have gone wrong, he laughed out into tears asking me lovingly after taking a bite from that burnt thing, it could have been better Pulao than your mummy makes if you would have remembered adding water to it. Those words of appreciation from my father motivated me to go far beyond his expectations and serve him best dish next time. I started observing my mother more carefully while she cooked for us, watched every cooking show, read every recipe corner of newspapers n books. Even today when I need some inspiration I recall that incidence n it gives me some kind of strength to proceed n not stop there. It brings a smile to my face and gives me an exquisite sense of achievement & gratification. Eventually I took over responsibility of Sunday brunches and started putting together a new dish every weekend. The admiration from my family gave me a stimulation to move a step ahead on every attempt. My mother have a substantial role in my learning's & she's my stupendous teacher in life. She taught me to transform available magnificent ingredients and extensive produce into a soulful n delightful treat and this became my hobby n stress buster. this journey made me an expertise of Indian cuisine and long lost rural recipes of Indian gastronomic culture. I had a fascination for cakes n bakes and used to do basic baking stuff as in tea cakes, cookies n home made fresh cream frosted cakes. It was when my daughter grew up and demanded all sorts of bakes n decorative cakes for her birthday’s from my kitchen, I decided to polish my skills in baking and be proficient in it in order to satisfy her craves and demands. Serving loved ones the best on plate and satisfying their taste buds & palate is my utmost priority. Through this blog I am going to put forward all my learning’s to my blog visitors and unfurl them to the world. I aspire to live up to my and everyone’s expectations. I hope you all enjoy my blog. Sampati…..